Bachelor of Design (Study Interaction Design)

Interaction design integrates the principles of visual and other forms of communication, design, creative thinking and user-experience design (UX design) processes, with appropriate media and technologies to design efficient, effective, pleasurable and meaningful interactive experiences.

You're introduced to user experience and interface frameworks and processes including prototyping, idea analysis and user experience research methodologies. You'll learn about UX and UI principles, information architecture, design systems and technologies.

• DESN511 Introduction to Design Practice
• DIGD507 Mahitahi | Collaborative Practice
• DESN512 Making and Media

• INRD511 Interaction Design Practice I

You'll also start your courses from your second major, your minor(s) or elective courses.

You'll work on studio projects and workshops to:

• Advance your understanding of creative processes and techniques, and employ lateral thinking to develop concepts, functionality and design systems for navigation within communication channels
• Integrate UX and UI principles to deepen knowledge of communication strategies, graphic conventions and typographic systems
• Develop communication design strategies for brand, navigation and content management
• Integrate narrative structures, communication design systems and theories
• Explore methodologies within industry contexts and practices
• Develop a portfolio

• INRD611 Interaction Design Practice II
• INRD612 Interaction Design Practice III

You'll also continue to take courses from your second major, your minor(s) or elective courses.

The focus this year is the major self-directed design project you complete. Projects can be individual, in partnership with another student or undertaken as a group project.

• INRD711 Interaction Design Practice IV
• DESN711 Integrated Design Practice

You'll also continue to take courses from your second major, your minor(s) or elective courses.